Variation in mortality of ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes in relation to high temperature

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 145-153

  Lim, Youn Hee ^a   Kim, Ho ^a   Hong, Yun Chul ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Climate change; Hemorrhagic stroke; Ischemic stroke; Stroke mortality; Temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871503588     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-012-0542-x     Document Type: Article

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